What a nice surprise

Yesterday,  I was heading for the hardware store when I noticed a shop that surely had not been there  last week. What magic had taken place?
We’ve got a genuine Italian deli in town. It just opened on Monday, and is the initiative a young couple, Diana (Dee) and Peter (Pietro). Their parents came from Calabria and Sicily respectively.

Dee had a few containers of her bolognaise sauce left in the freezer; all of the lasagna had been snapped up by mid-day. I bought some of the sauce, and can confirm that it made an easy and  tasty pasta dish for my evening meal. Dee wrapped the container like a gift, and put it into a neat paper bag. The Italians have that knack of making simple things look special.

Dee’s Bolognaise sauce, still frozen.

The enterprising couple were very busy making fresh panini (sandwiches), and I can testify that Peter’s macchiato truly hits the caffeine spot. They use and stock a lot of cheese from a local cheese factory: Gallo’s. (By the way, you can buy deadly hand made chocolates at Gallo’s).

Some of the varieties of cheese from Gallo’s. The deli also sells many types of salumi, and they stock a wide range of Italian dry goods, condiments, pasta and so on.

Peter at the cash register, their helper, and Diana

One can only wish this nice young couple well. If their first couple of days are an indication, they have cornered a niche market in our town.